Community Tasting Note

• MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 97 points

  February 19, 2024 - Pulled this bottle during a dinner tasting and it felt completely out of place amongst some of the great Rhones we had already opened.
  
  VCC felt a bit heavy but yet refined enough to know it was a great bottle but it was the outlier. I quickly recorked and replaced it with a 2011 St Joe that was absolutely a conversation piece served blind and was mistaken for S. African Grenache (Soldaat)
  
  After 24 and 36 the VCC was revisited and finished. A bit of energy was missing which might have been left on the table between hours 2-24. Either way no regrets opening one of my favorite right bank wines.
  
  Drink or hold.
  
  97

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• blarmston commented:

  2/21/24, 10:50 AM - what up MJP.
  
  So we are heading to France this June and are spending some time in Provence as well as hopefully in Southern Rhone to taste some reds.
  
  I might hit you up to see if you have any reco's for good spots to get tastings at.
  
  Cheers man, hope all is well.

• MN Wine Junkie commented:

  2/22/24, 8:33 AM - Can never go wrong with VCC! Good to know after 36 it is still drinking well....reinforces that this should be a long-lived wine and maintain its greatness! I, thankfully, have a few of these! May have to pop the cork on one soon....your note is making me thirsty! Cheers!

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  2/27/24, 3:43 AM - B, I'm not going to be of much help when it comes to Southern Rhone. I can ask around if you like? I believe AGElvis just recently visited.
  
  Hope all is well my man!

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